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Bringing Variety and Choice to Writing About Reading (Complimentary Webinar)

April 3, 2026

Join our complimentary 45-minute webinar to discover diverse writing genres and formats that help students deepen their understanding, clarify their thinking, and express their ideas in more meaningful ways when they write about reading.

Energizing Student Writing Through Vision, Purpose, and Voice (Complimentary Webinar)

April 1, 2026

Do your students’ writing pieces often look similar or lack variety in structure and organization? In this complimentary 45-minute webinar, we will explore the importance of supporting students during the planning process so they can clearly communicate their message and make purposeful decisions about their writing.

Effective Reading Instruction: Community & Practice, K-8

March 6, 2026

This 8-week, online course will teach the rationales and organizational components of classroom reading instruction. You will examine effective instructional practices and strategies to strengthen reading development for a wide range of readers, including multilingual learners.

Building Deep Thinkers Through Reading: Engaging Students in Robust Comprehension

March 3, 2026

Let’s teach readers to think deeply. Join us to explore robust comprehension as an active, layered, and dynamic process to synthesize ideas, make inferences, and critique texts – not just recall facts.

Wondrous Words: Igniting Children’s Passion, Purpose, and Skills for Writing

February 26, 2026

Join us for this two-day, hands-on workshop where you’ll strengthen your ability to read like a writer and learn how to use mentor texts to help students expand their repertoire of craft moves, grow their identities as writers, and deepen their understanding of writing as a meaningful act.

Read Together, Talk Together: Growing Language and Comprehension Through Dialogic Reading

February 26, 2026

This evidence-based, joy-filled practice strengthens children’s oral language, vocabulary, and comprehension through repeated read-alouds and storytelling. Children become active participants—responding to questions, engaging in meaningful conversation, and helping to retell the story.

Small Group, Differentiated Reading Instruction in Grades K-8

February 19, 2026

In this 5-day institute for teachers and literacy educators, learn how to plan for and teach small group, differentiated reading instruction including focus lessons, guided reading, and book clubs. Meet every reader’s needs using evidence-based reading instruction in grades K-8.

Playful Pathways to Print: Learning about Language, Letters, Sounds and Words

December 18, 2025

Discover new ways to make learning about letters, sounds, and words joy-filled and meaningful for young children!

Upcoming Professional Development

May 21, 2026

Start with the Readers: Small Group Instruction That Makes a Difference (Complimentary Webinar)

Start with what readers need next. In this 45-minute webinar, learn how to identify specific reading needs and use focus groups to design targeted small group instruction with a clear instructional purpose.

Complimentary Webinar
April 30, 2026

Bringing Variety and Choice to Writing About Reading (Complimentary Webinar)

Join our complimentary 45-minute webinar to discover diverse writing genres and formats that help students deepen their understanding, clarify their thinking, and express their ideas in more meaningful ways when they write about reading.

Complimentary Webinar
June 4, 2026

Energizing Student Writing Through Vision, Purpose, and Voice (Complimentary Webinar)

Do your students’ writing pieces often look similar or lack variety in structure and organization? In this complimentary 45-minute webinar, we will explore the importance of supporting students during the planning process so they can clearly communicate their message and make purposeful decisions about their writing.

Complimentary Webinar

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